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Entry List

The official 1981 Richmond 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Richmond 400

Sunday, February 22nd, 1981

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 11 Buick
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 2 Ford
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.570
  • Cautions: 7 for 50 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Richmond 400 at Richmond Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 20 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
2 5 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 39 Pontiac Performance Connection Cliff Stewart
3 88 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 24 Oldsmobile Gatorade DiGard
4 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 24 Buick Apache Stove Billy Hagan
5 45 Baxter Price , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick McWhirter Grading Baxter Price
6 15 Benny Parsons , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Melling Tool Bud Moore
7 28 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet J.W. Hunt Produce Butch Lindley
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Dodge Hills Racing Buddy Arrington
9 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Home Craft Homes Cecil Gordon
10 2 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 29 Pontiac Wrangler Rod Osterlund
11 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 34 Buick Mountain Dew Junior Johnson
12 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 39 Dodge Hudson / Bowlin Coal Dave Marcis
13 37 Don Sprouse , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers
14 17 Glenn Jarrett , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Kings Inn Daytona Roger Hamby
15 47 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
16 94 Henry Jones , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick Louise Smith Bobby Wawak
17 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
18 48 James Hylton Roanoke, VA Aug 26, 1934 46 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
19 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
20 90 Jody Ridley , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Ford Truxmore / Sunny King Junie Donlavey
21 92 Joe Fields , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Richmond Printing Joe Fields
22 75 Joe Millikan , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick RahMoc Enterprises RahMoc Enterprises
23 66 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 33 Oldsmobile Speed Racing Lake Speed
24 68 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick The 5 Racers Jim Testa
25 3 Richard Childress , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing
26 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick STP Petty Enterprises
27 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Chevrolet Newsom Racing Rick Newsom
28 25 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Pontiac Thomas Racing Ronnie Thomas
29 99 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Buick UNO D.K. Ulrich
30 79 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1981 Oldsmobile Miller Roofing Junior Miller